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Simone Halep: Former Wimbledon champion confident of tennis return after appeal against doping ban

Former world number one Simona Halep says she is confident of a return to tennis after her appeal against a four-year doping ban was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

Halep was suspended after an independent tribunal said she committed "intentional" anti-doping violations.

The three-day hearing for the former Wimbledon champion concluded on Friday.

"I had the chance to show my defence and I really believe that the truth is going to come out," Halep said.

Halep, 32, was banned in September by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) following two separate doping infractions.